382325 – perl-module.eclass needlessly exports src_unpack() in EAPI>=2

Bug 382325 - perl-module.eclass needlessly exports src_unpack() in EAPI>=2

Summary: perl-module.eclass needlessly exports src_unpack() in EAPI>=2

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Eclasses (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Perl team

URL:
Whiteboard:	Waiting for EAPI=6
Keywords:	LATER

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Blocks:	382323 perl-eclass-6
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Reported:	2011-09-08 22:17 UTC by Michał Górny
Modified:	2015-12-19 22:07 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Michał Górny archtester

2011-09-08 22:17:04 UTC

perl-module exports src_unpack() which actually introduces anything only in EAPI<2. Thus, exporting that function in EAPI>=2 only confuses developers, especially if the module is inherited indirectly (i.e. through perl-app) along with actual module exporting src_unpack() (like a VCS eclass).

Considering that removing the export in EAPIs 2..4 could break compat, I suggest removing the export in EAPI 5.

The one particular ebuild which was broken by that is mail-mta/qpsmtpd-9999; though I'm not sure when did the breakage occur.

Comment 1 Andreas K. Hüttel archtester

2015-12-19 22:07:32 UTC

This is fixed from EAPI=6 on.